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Theo Walcott is officially the holder of a World Record - as proven by the video above.

The Arsenal star was joined by teammates Laurent Koscielny, Nacho Monreal and Francis Coquelin as the four Gunners attempted the Betfair Ultimate Cash Out Control challenge.

In other words, the quartet were attempting to control a ball from a ridiculous height in a bid to write their name into the Guinness Book of Records.

With the previous world record standing tall at 32 metres (equivalent to five two-storey houses), the Arsenal stars were giving 34m a go.

Theo Walcott (Photo: Betfair)

The rules are simple, once the ball is dropped you must control it five times before it touches the ground.

And after failed attempts from Koscielny, Monreal and Coquelin - it wasn't looking likely that a record would be broken.

But Walcott stepped up to control the ball with the side of his foot, and then keep it alive a further four times.

Theo Walcott (Photo: Betfair)

The 27-year-old was then promptly awarded with the record by Guinness World Records spokesman, Pravin Patel.

The official name of the record Walcott holds is: Highest altitude football is dropped and controlled.

Theo Walcott (Photo: Betfair)

Patel said: "It was great to watch four top-level professional footballers gathered on a crisp sunny morning to take up the challenge.

"It looked easy at 25 metres but when the ball was released at 34 metres, it was a challenge that surprised the footballers, especially when the ball swerved as it came down. Well done to Theo for breaking the record."

Theo Walcott (Photo: Betfair)

Harry Phillips, Betfair Spokesman, said: "Betfair is the home of Cash Out which gives customers the ultimate control over their bet, and so we wanted to set the Arsenal players a challenge to test just how good their control is.